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For a fleeting few minutes on Sunday, it looked like the Detroit Pistons could, and maybe would, jump out to a 1-0 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers. They didn’t. Why? LeBron James, mostly. But Reggie Jackson’s technical late in the fourth quarter, with the Pistons still in striking distance, didn’t help matters. And head [...]

For years there have been many guys, at any level of basketball, whether it be the NBA or even your local gym that will help a team win in non-traditional ways. Ways that don’t show up in a box score. Diving for a loose ball, stopping a fast break, helping on defense, setting screens to [...]

Phil Jackson is not all about Kurt Rambis. He has apparently talked to Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton about coaching the New York Knicks next season. We think. And Walton refused. We think. Here’s the first lowdown courtesy of ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently spoke to Golden State [...]

News came down Monday morning that Kawhi Leonard has been selected as the player of the year for the 2nd consecutive season. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBA/status/722048216817090561] Leonard is the best two way player in the NBA today and has taken his offensive game to the next level this season, averaging 21-6-2 on 50-44-87 percent shooting. Kawhi Leonard [...]

Kevin Durant is going to make damn sure Scott Brooks doesn’t remain unemployed for long, even if he doesn’t know he’s doing it. Like Durant, Brooks is a free agent of sorts. He is expected to be among the hottest coaching commodities this summer, just as Durant begins his own open-market tour. And if you [...]

Welcome to the NBA’s real season. The Association’s hectic playoff schedule is all set to tipoff on Saturday, so we at The Hoop Doctors bring you our all-purpose predictions. These are for everyone. Diehard fans. Casual fans. Loyal readers. People who accidentally stumbled upon this page. If there’s a sports bettor in you, well, you’re [...]

Jordan Clarkson has no plans to leave the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. As he said at exit interviews, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/720727645856473088] It’s good that Clarkson wants to remain in Hollywood, but it’s not necessarily his decision. He will be a restricted free agent, and while he [...]

The Houston Rockets’ lackluster followup to last year’s Western Conference Finals appearance will not cost general manager Daryl Morey his job. Owner Leslie Alexander has made that much clear as the team prepares to square off with the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, per Mark Berman of Fox 26 in [...]

Byron Scott’s spot with the Los Angeles Lakers may be more secure than we initially thought. It’s been assumed for the longest time that the organization would can Scott once Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour ended. He hasn’t seemed to connect especially well with the kiddies, and the Lakers need to usher in a new era [...]

Everything around Kobe’s final game was pricey. Anyone even remotely associated with him or the team, in just about any capacity, had the opportunity to cash in. Tickets to the game were outrageous and ad prices probably spiked as well. During the game, Staples Center sold a whopping $1.2 million-worth of Kobe Bryant merchandise. That’s [...]